The 1776 Rules and Articles of War that
prescribed military punishment were still in effect when the
Corps of
Discovery left Camp Wood, Illinois in 1804.

Name

Dates of Disciplinary Action

John Collins
- Private

May 17, 1804Charged with :
> Being absent without leave (AWOL)
>"behaving in an unbecoming manner at the ball" on the evening of May
16, 1804 in Saint Charles
> "for speaking in a language after his return to camp tending to bring
into disrespect the orders of the Commanding Officer" Pleads : GUILTY of 1st charge, NOT GUILTY to 2nd & 3rd chargeCourt: Guilty of all three Punishment: Fifty lashes on bare back

June 29, 1804
Charged with :
> "getting drunk on his post in this morning out of whiskey put
under charge as a sentinel"
> " for suffering Hugh Hall to draw whiskey out of the said barrel
intended for the party"
Pleads :NOT GUILTY
Court: Guilty
Punishment: One hundred lashes on bare back

Hugh Hall
- Private

May 17, 1804Charged with :
> Being absent without leave (AWOL)Pleads : GUILTY Court: Guilty Punishment: Twenty lashes on bare back (punishment was not
carried out)

June 29, 1804
Charged with :
> "taking whiskey out of the keg this morning which whiskey was
stored on the bank (and under the charge of the Guard).
Pleads : GUILTY
Court: Guilty
Punishment: Fifty lashes on bare back

William Werner-Private

May 17, 1804Charged with :
> Being absent without leave (AWOL)Pleads : GUILTY Court: Guilty Punishment: Twenty lashes on bare back (punishment was not
carried out)

Alexander Willard - Private(Willard's offense, under the military regimen of the
party, was punishable by death according to the regulations.
Hence, the captains themselves constituted the court, instead of a panel
of enlisted men as was the case with lesser offenses. It is
doubtful that they had any intentions of inflicting so severe a penalty,
but they wished to impress on everyone the seriousness of such a lapse,
which in the event of a surprise attack could mean the deaths of many or
all the party.)

July 12, 1804
Charged with :
> "Lying down and Sleeping on his post whilst a Sentinal, on the
night of the 11th"
Pleads : GUILTY
Court: Guilty
Punishment: One hundred lashes on bare back, at four different times

August 18, 1804
Charged with :
> "Deserted & Stold a public Rifle Shot-pouch Powder & Bals"
Pleads : GUILTY (Moses Reed requested that the court be "favourable"
with him.)
Court: Guilty
Punishment: "Run the gantlet four times through the Party & that
each man with 9 swichies should punish him and for him not to be
considered in future as one of the Party-"

John
Newman - Private

October 13, 1804
Charged with :
>"having uttered repeated expressions of a highly criminal and
mutinous nature; the same having a tendency not only to distroy every
principle of military discipline, but also to alienate the affections of
the individuals composing this detatchment to their officers, and
disaffect them to the service for which they have been so sacredly and
solemnly engaged."Pleads :NOT GUILTY
Court: Guilty
Punishment: Seventy -five lashes on bare back and "discarded" from
the permanent party.

Thomas Howard - Private(For some reason the trial was not recorded in
detachment orders. As far as the record goes, this was the last
serious disciplinary problem of the expedition, or at least the last
meriting trial by court-martial.)

February 10, 1805
Charged with :
>"Setting Such a pernicious example to the Savages."
If any hostility developed with the local Indians, the knowledge that
the walls were so easily scaled would be dangerous.
Court: Guilty
Punishment: Fifty lashes, but the court recommended mercy and Lewis
forgave him the punishment.